Eaton residents arrested on allegations of child neglect, cruelty to animals

EATON, Ind. — What were described arsenic unsanitary conditions successful an Eaton location — reportedly infested by insects and with a ample magnitude of carnal feces wrong — led to 5 arrests this week.

An Eaton constabulary serviceman reported helium was asked connected Sunday day to cheque connected the well-being of a 3-year-old child, astatine a location successful the 300 artifact of North Elm Street, and an occupant allowed him to participate the house.

The serviceman said helium instantly saw different child, property 12, "sitting connected a sofa with respective 100 bugs flying supra him and connected him."

"There were bugs and carnal feces each implicit the level and furnishings the children were sitting on," the serviceman wrote.

Police yet recovered 2 different children — including the 3-year-old — successful the house, on with 5 dogs, 8 cats and 2 rabbits. Some of the animals were described arsenic "emaciated (and) covered successful feces" wrong "filthy" cages.

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Arrested connected 18 preliminary charges — 3 counts of neglect of a babelike and 15 counts of cruelty to an carnal — were Tommy Ray Capps, 76; Amy Marie Sneed, 50; and Michael Wayne Sneed, 63. They each were listed arsenic surviving astatine the Eaton address.

They continued to beryllium held successful the Delaware County Jail successful Muncie connected Tuesday nether $17,500 bonds.

Police besides arrested was a 4th occupant of the home, Tina Marie Crum, 31. She was preliminarily charged with 2 counts of neglect of a babelike and 13 counts of cruelty to an animal, and she was being held nether a $12,500 bond.

Also arrested Sunday was Muncie nonmigratory Ashley Dawn Sneed, 32, who has asked Eaton constabulary to find whether her 3-year-old kid was successful the Elm Street location aft being incapable to interaction him.

That kid was besides successful the house, on with a 3rd child, who is 5 years old.

According to an affidavit, Ashley Sneed is the parent of 2 of the children and allowed them to beryllium placed successful an situation wherever "their health, information and lives were enactment successful danger."

She was preliminarily charged with 2 counts of neglect of a babelike and was being held nether a $10,000 bond.

Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman's bureau volition find whether ceremonial charges volition beryllium filed successful the case.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Child Services were besides progressive successful the investigation.

All but 4 of the animals successful the location were removed. Four dogs were near astatine the country "due to kennels being afloat astatine (Eaton's) holding facility," according to the affidavit.

Douglas Walker is simply a quality newsman for The Star Press. Contact him astatine 765-213-5851 oregon astatine [email protected].

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